The return of Pope Leo XIV to Castel Gandolfo was widely welcomed, even if only for a few weeks. The previous custom was that the popes would go there soon after the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June ...

The soggy crowds at the pope’s Mass at Tamiami Park in 1987. Carol Guzy Miami Herald File Lightning shook the skies, rain pelted the earth. But Pope John Paul II, preaching under an umbrella, wanted ...

The Chicago Heights-Wadowice Sister Cities Committee will host the Mass at 1 p.m. Saturday in celebration of the honor for John Paul. The Mass will be celebrated in the St. Joseph Chapel at the ...

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of ...

SAN ANTONIO — Pope John Paul II made history when he visited San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 13, 1987, as part of his nine-city tour of the United States. It was the first and only time a pope visited ...

Pope Francis arrives at the ‘Irmas ALMA’ (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries) School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Pope John Paul II greeted the faithful in South Carolina when he visited Columbia as part of a conference on the University of South Carolina campus on Sept. 11, 1987. More ...

On the Sunday before the conclave begins, a good many cardinals will visit their “titular churches” in Rome. This Sunday they will have a Gospel text that should inspire their preaching as they ready ...

Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years. Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in October 1979, about a year after he was elected. The ...

The St . John Paul II Frafra Catholic Union in the Accra Archdiocese has rounded off its year-long 35th anniversary celebration with a renewed commitment to supporting youth and women across its seven ...